Opening across the UK this Friday, Moon's arrival in cinemas coincides with the 40th anniversary of the first moon landings.

"[It's a] very happy coincidence," Jones told DS. "The film came out in America first and now it's coming out in the UK. This is the one I'm most nervous about because this is home territoty. It looks like the synching up with the 40th anniversary is going to be just about perfect."

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Jones's science fiction movie debuts the same week as the latest Potter entry, something the director believes represents the best of British filmmaking.

"The good thing about it is that Harry Potter is the example of the biggest Hollywood blockbuster film that comes out of Britain," he noted. "What we are hopefully an example of is the best of the small indie films that come out of Britain. I think it's nice to see that contrast of the best of British."